Chippewa County, WI

FIPS 55017 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Chippewa County had an annual average of 26,614 jobs across 1,963 establishments, paying $1.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

26,614

+0.9% YoY

Establishments

1,963

Total Wages

$1.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$53,187

Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)

Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Chippewa County, WI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,802 153 $332 $31.1M
623 NAICS 623 1,432 64 $687 $51.1M
238 NAICS 238 1,244 160 $1,307 $84.5M
332 NAICS 332 1,087 27 $1,089 $61.5M
334 NAICS 334 981 10 $1,604 $81.8M
621 NAICS 621 911 91 $1,792 $63.9M
921 NAICS 921 900 33 $926 $43.3M
441 NAICS 441 855 50 $1,193 $53.0M
333 NAICS 333 827 17 $1,362 $58.5M
455 NAICS 455 760 17 $517 $20.4M
326 NAICS 326 714 8 $1,298 $48.2M
484 NAICS 484 698 86 $1,180 $42.8M
541 NAICS 541 654 108 $1,444 $49.1M
561 NAICS 561 639 58 $737 $24.5M
322 NAICS 322 639 3 $1,298 $43.1M
457 NAICS 457 636 40 $627 $20.8M
423 NAICS 423 498 43 $1,620 $41.9M
337 NAICS 337 352 10 $931 $17.1M
522 NAICS 522 338 34 $1,077 $18.9M
445 NAICS 445 328 17 $442 $7.5M
812 NAICS 812 295 37 $903 $13.9M
237 NAICS 237 294 16 $2,267 $34.7M
713 NAICS 713 278 19 $350 $5.1M
236 NAICS 236 270 55 $1,222 $17.2M
311 NAICS 311 268 12 $989 $13.8M
721 NAICS 721 259 23 $378 $5.1M
813 NAICS 813 257 20 $471 $6.3M
459 NAICS 459 238 29 $722 $8.9M
112 NAICS 112 223 27 $817 $9.5M
811 NAICS 811 223 50 $1,082 $12.6M
551 NAICS 551 216 17 $2,060 $23.2M
611 NAICS 611 214 13 $1,799 $20.0M
485 NAICS 485 212 10 $453 $5.0M
491 NAICS 491 175 10 $1,303 $11.8M
444 NAICS 444 166 16 $771 $6.6M
456 NAICS 456 158 14 $816 $6.7M
321 NAICS 321 152 8 $1,367 $10.8M
922 NAICS 922 149 4 $213 $1.6M
524 NAICS 524 143 39 $1,951 $8.7M
327 NAICS 327 124 6 $1,107 $7.2M
531 NAICS 531 87 28 $550 $2.5M
711 NAICS 711 77 10 $794 $3.2M
111 NAICS 111 76 12 $637 $2.5M
532 NAICS 532 69 10 $931 $3.3M
115 NAICS 115 61 6 $919 $2.9M
562 NAICS 562 56 13 $1,031 $3.0M
221 NAICS 221 54 4 $1,947 $5.5M
336 NAICS 336 47 4 $925 $2.2M
517 NAICS 517 46 6 $1,783 $4.3M
323 NAICS 323 44 7 $847 $1.9M
513 NAICS 513 41 7 $1,057 $2.3M
523 NAICS 523 35 12 $2,052 $3.8M
339 NAICS 339 23 3 $1,033 $1.2M
488 NAICS 488 23 5 $851 $1.0M
814 NAICS 814 18 8 $323 $0.3M
928 NAICS 928 10 1 $1,121 $0.6M
926 NAICS 926 9 2 $1,194 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 5 1 $1,377 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

260

jobs · $73,724 avg pay

State Government

731

jobs · $80,225 avg pay

Local Government

2,632

jobs · $46,880 avg pay

Private

22,991

jobs · $52,820 avg pay

WI Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.5%

April 2026

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